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Aging Sewer Infrastructure: The Menace Below Our Feet
Historic sewage spill on the Potomac River is a wake up call that not enough is being done. The water ...
Historic Sewage Spill in the Potomac River
Potomac Riverkeeper Network Responded Immediately to Monitor Water Quality Sewage flowing out of collapsed interceptor pipe and into the Potomac ...
Maryland 2026 Legislative Priorities
Maryland’s Waterkeepers span the Eastern Shore to the Baltimore region to upper reaches of the Potomac River. They work tirelessly ...
Bay Paddle – July 25, 2026
The Bay Paddle on Saturday, July 25 is an epic day of paddle races and a post-paddle festival at Kent ...
Phasing Out PFAS in Consumer Products Act
Sponsored by Sen. Sara Love and Del. Sheila Ruth, the Phasing Out PFAS in Consumer Products Act (HB1022/SB686) builds on ...
Protecting Farmlands & Water from PFAS in Sewage Sludge
In Maryland, building on previous bills targeting industrial sources of PFAS and banning PFAS in some products, Senator Sara Love ...
Waterkeepers Denounce EPA’s Plan to Radically Weaken Water Protections
Waterkeepers Chesapeake submitted comments on behalf of its 16 Waterkeeper members and Chesapeake Legal Alliance on EPA’s plan to remove ...
Waterkeepers Join Forces to Improve Bacteria Monitoring in Maryland Waterways
In August, Waterkeeper programs across Maryland launched an exciting collaborative project to improve bacteria monitoring in many Chesapeake Bay tributaries ...
Tell EPA to Do Its Job & Protect Our Water
TAKE ACTION Instead of protecting our environment and public health, the EPA is taking away our right to clean water ...
EPA’s Proposed New Rule Threatens Drinking Water
Waterkeepers Chesapeake’s statement on proposed rule stripping federal safeguards from tens of millions of acres of wetlands and countless streams ...
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